Vauxhall builds the Astra Sports Tourer family estate model at Ellesmere Port and the brand has seen its sales fall 11 percent so far this year, faster than the overall decline of 7 percent in Europe's second-biggest autos market.

Last month, Paris ended the Bollore Group's contract to operate its Autolib electric vehicles due to financial difficulties at the state-funded scheme. Its nearly 4,000 cars are set to disappear from Paris roads at the end of July.

The joint venture, Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN) Ltd, will assemble 3,500 units in its first year and ramp up to about 10,000 units, said Jimi Lawal, adviser to the governor of Kaduna, the northwestern state where the plant will be located.

Carmakers including Renault, Jaguar Land Rover and Peugeot have boosted revenues by over $1 billion in the past decade by using sophisticated pricing software, according to sales presentations prepared by the software vendor, Accenture, and other documents filed in a court case.

Under Tavares, a former Renault executive, the Peugeot maker is demanding pay curbs and other concessions from workers at Opel, the loss-making German carmaker it bought from General Motors last year, in return for new investment.

Asked how they are positioning for the changes, investors interviewed by Reuters more often mentioned suppliers like Aptiv, Valeo and Continental than the big car brands building them such as Volkswagen, Daimler and Peugeot.

The emblem of Peugeot for the last 160 years, the lion walking on an arrow was first created in 1858. It symbolises the three qualities of the Peugeot saw blades originally produced by the brand: flexibility, the strength of the teeth and speed of cutting. The arrow conveys the concept of speed.

In 2018, automobile demand remained robust despite the slowdown overcast in the last three months of year. All segments reported strong double-digit growth in the calendar year ending December 31 except passenger vehicles which reported a growth of 5 per cent. Three-wheelers sales grew fastest followed by commercial vehicles, two-wheelers, and passenger vehicles. The overall automobile sales crossed 26.7 million units for the first time.

In 2018, automobile demand remained robust despite the slowdown overcast in the last three months of year. All segments reported strong double-digit growth in the calendar year ending December 31 except passenger vehicles which reported a growth of 5 per cent. Three-wheelers sales grew fastest followed by commercial vehicles, two-wheelers, and passenger vehicles. The overall automobile sales crossed 26.7 million units for the first time.